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About
Cory M. Tschabrunn is a biomedical engineer and robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotic systems, medical imaging, and minimally invasive cardiac procedures. His research focuses primarily on the development of autonomous and semi-autonomous robotic platforms for navigating intracardiac ultrasound catheters, addressing one of cardiology's persistent challenges: the technical difficulty and steep learning curve associated with manual catheter steering during complex cardiac interventions. Tschabrunn's most influential contribution, "Automatically steering cardiac catheters in vivo with respiratory motion compensation" (2020, 25 citations), demonstrated a breakthrough robotic system capable of navigating ultrasound imaging catheters in real time while dynamically compensating for patient breathing—a critical advancement toward clinical deployment. His earlier foundational work established the mechanical and computational scaffolding for this achievement, including a four-degree-of-freedom robotic positioning system and techniques for managing unconstrained catheter shaft motion in live cardiac environments. More recently, Tschabrunn has expanded into soft robotics and flexible electronics, developing stretchable sensor arrays from dual-layer flex-PCBs for cardiac voltage mapping applications. Across his publication record, his work reflects a consistent commitment to reducing procedural complexity, improving imaging precision, and advancing the next generation of intelligent cardiac devices.
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- 3Compensation for unconstrained catheter shaft motion in cardiac catheters11 citations · 2016
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